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Dix–Hallpike test and Epley manoeuvre

…Sit the patient up again and observe the eyes for a further period — reversal of the nystagmus is common. 6. Repeat on the left side…

Inotropes and vasopressors: doses, indications, contraindications and effects

…Nitroprusside Figure 1. The approximate position of each drug according to its vasoconstrictor effect (vertical axis) and its positive inotropic effect (horizontal axis). Grey =…

Left Ventricular Segments for Echocardiography and Cardiac Imaging

…view (PSAX) Vertical long axis Apical two chamber view (A2C) Horizontal long axis Apical four chamber view (A4C) Segments of the left ventricle Based on…

Eye examination and corneal foreign body

…blue light. The dye adheres where the epithelium is absent. Vertical, linear scratch marks suggest a foreign body under the upper eyelid. 7. Seidel's…

Performing Echocardiographic Examinations

…even positioned vertically, which is important to obtain images from apical windows. The patient's left arm should be placed under the patient's head…

Epistaxis — compression, cautery and anterior nasal packing

…a good effect in anterior bleeding. Raise the chair so that the patient's nose is at your eye level. The patient sits upright and…

Lumbar puncture

…the chin on the chest, and the shoulders and hips stacked vertically. The back must be flexed like a bow — it is that flexion that…

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